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Russia to build nuclear units in Hungary

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday while receiving Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that they agreed on the construction of two new blocks at Hungary's only nuclear power plant in Paks, Reuters reports. Russia will cover 80 percent of the financing via a 30-year loan, Hungarian officials said.

Britain wants to negotiate with Brussels the end date of the Brexit transition period - without saying what their preferred end date would be. The UK's position paper disagrees with the EU on other key points too.